What is the share of each female heir (mother, two daughters, wife, full sister) from the estate of the deceased who did not pay his obligatory zakat?
Before dividing the estate of the deceased, their debts to Allah and to people must be settled. It begins with the obligatory zakat, then the debts to people. What remains thereafter is distributed among the heirs. The mother receives one-sixth due to the presence of a direct descendant, and the wife receives one-eighth due to the presence of a direct descendant. The two daughters receive two-thirds due to their plurality. What remains thereafter goes to the full sister by ta’sib (residuary heirship), so she takes what is left after the Ashab al-Furood (sharers). The original total shares are 24: the mother gets 4 shares, the wife gets 3 shares, the two daughters get 16 shares (8 for each), and one share remains for the full sister.
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